# Sexual abuse
19-Year-Old Morristown Resident Charged as Leader of Child Pornography Network
Morris County Prosecutor and Morristown Police announce the filing of additional charges against a 19-year-old Morristown resident as leader of a child sexual abuse network. Ruben Gonzalez, 19, of Morristown, NJ, was charged with:
Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years: A Summary of What Happened
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in Manhattan court by United States Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan to 240 months in jail for her part in the sexual exploitation and abuse of minor young women. Maxwell was found guilty on December 29, 2021, following a one-month jury trial, of connivance to tempt minors to take part in unlawful sex acts, scheming to ship minors overseas and sex trafficking.
Bastrop’s Foster Care System Accused of Trafficking Kids
Just twenty or so miles East of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is Bastrop, Texas, a still-small city whose local economy has seen rapid economic growth in the past few years. Unfortunately, the city is also grapplying with a child sex trafficking crisis that has been directly tied to multiple perpetrators employed by the state’s crumbling foster care system.